train

1. v. t. To draw along; to trail; to drag. Source: opted

2. v. t. To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure. Source: opted

3. v. t. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms. Source: opted

4. v. t. To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen. Source: opted

5. v. t. To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees. Source: opted

6. v. t. To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head. Source: opted

7. v. i. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. Source: opted

8. v. i. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race. Source: opted

9. v. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. Source: opted

10. v. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare. Source: opted

11. v. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear. Source: opted

12. v. That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer. Source: opted

13. v. The after part of a gun carriage; the trail. Source: opted

14. v. The tail of a bird. Source: opted

15. v. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite. Source: opted

16. v. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series. Source: opted

17. v. Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement. Source: opted

18. v. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time. Source: opted

19. v. A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like. Source: opted

20. v. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad. Source: opted

21. v. A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like. Source: opted

22. v. A roll train; as, a 12-inch train. Source: opted

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